Orienteering at school for ages 13-15, Chapter 36: MOBO, MOBile Orienteering

MOBO, MOBile Orienteering

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MOBO (Mobile Orienteering) involves the use of a smartphone or a tablet instead of the traditional paper map. MOBO is available worldwide, but you find these maps in Estonia and Finland mostly. At a number of schools in Sweden, particularly in Avesta and Stockholm, you can use the app MOBO.

Maps, compasses and barcode scanners (for “punching”) are available in the app. At the start you use your smartphone to scan the QR code. A beep indicates that your start punch is registered. At each check point you repeat the process. Press the app’s camera symbol, scan the QR code and the check point is registered.

Using the zoom you can enlarge or reduce the map. The map is very clear and you can see all details very distinctly.

More information about the MOBO can be found at: www.mobo.osport.ee.
The app is free of charge and is available for Android, Apple and Windows.

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